Tumbler-washer.



0. ANDERSON & O. NELSON.

TUMBLER WASHER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 16, 1912.

Patentd Jan. 5, 1915.

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0. ANDERSON & 0. NELSON.

TUMBLER WASHER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 16, 1912.

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OSCAR ANDERSON, OF CHICAGO, AND CARL NELSON, OF CHICAGO HEIGHTS,

ILLINOIS.

TUlVIBLER-WASHER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented o 5, H915.

Application filed March 16, 1912. Serial No. 68.4329.

5 and CARL Nnnsox, citizens of the United CIK States, residing, respectively, at Chicago and Chicago Heights, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have jointly invented certain new and useful Improvements in 'l umbler l fashers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in tumbler washers and its object is to produce a device of this class that is eiiicient in operation and that cleanses a tumbler inside and outside at one and the same time and that does the work thoroughly. Simplicity and cheapness of manufacture are other objects.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts to be fully described in the following specification, pointed out in 'the claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings which form a part of the specification and in which- Figure l is a vertical sectional elevation of our improved tumbler cleaner attached to a water faucet taken on line 33 of Fig. d. Fig. 2 is :1V view of the washer in elevation. Fig. 3 is an inverted plan. Fig. 4: is a top plan showing the water wheel with drum removed. Fig. is a modification.

Like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

1 is a water faucet to which our improved washer is designed to be attached through the medium of the threaded pipe 2 that is made integral with the drum 3 which is provided with an "annular proloiigation or lip l at its flared extremity. The periphery of the lip 4 is retained within the hooked or curved projections 5 of a cylindrical casing 6 that is open at each end and that is provided near its upper extremity with a plurality of apertures through each of which one end of a brush 7 projects, the other end of the said brush extending longitudinally of the; casing (i and passing out beneath the same as at 8. I

\Vithiu the drum 3 beneath the faucet 1 is awatcr wheel 9 mounted upon a shaft 10 that is supported in a bearing 11 the ends of which are secured in the drum 12 is a circular plate secured oy means of a block 13 and pin 1-1 to the shaft 10 within the drum 3 near its flared extremity and somewhat less in diameter than the drum this point. Beneath the plate 12 is a large circular plate 15 apertured asat 15 the periphery of which rests in the projections of the casing 6 and which is riveted or otherwise secured to the lip 1- of the drum 3 as shown in Fig. 1.

At 16 a bearing is formed in the plate 15 for the shaft 10 which shaft extends through this plate and also through a perforated plate 17 which is circular in shape and the periphery of which rests freely upon an annular shoulder 18 formed in the casing 6; below the plate 1'? within the casing (5 the shaft 10 receives one extremity of a brush shaft 19 to which a plurality of brushes '20 are secured. The shaft 10 is so supported in the bearing 11 as to be capable of longitudinal movement to a certain degree and pressure exerted in an upward direction upon the brush shaft 19 will raise the shaft 10 until a shoulder 21 formed on this slnift comes in contact with the bearing 1.1. When this shaft is raised vertically the plate 12 is also raised vertically thus permitting the water that runs off the water wheel to pass beneath the last named plate and through the apertured and perforated plates upon the revolvingbrushes?- A tumbler to be washed is inserted into the lower end of the casing 63, the brushes passing into the tumbler and the brushes 7 being brought into contact with the exterior of the same, the tumbler being held stationary in the hand. (he water falling upon the wheel 9 rotates the same and also the shaft 10 and plate 12 secured to that shaft and the shaft 19 with brushes 20. i /hen the bottom of the tumbler is brought up against the brushes 20 or when the upper edge of the tumbler raises the plate 1? the shaft 10 is raised and with it the plate 12 thus admitting the water. to the revolving brushes and cleansing the tumbler. By rotating the tumbler in the hand the brushes 7 willcloanse it externally, since these brushes are secured to the casing and immovable with relation thereto.

In Fig. 5 a modification is shown. A perfrom the casing and when said plateis secured by the hinges to the casing as illustrated the tumbler will be disposed entirely within the casing upon the plate. Retained in this position it is'cleansed internally by the revolving brushes 21; the tumbler may be removed by removing the plate A entirely or removing one of the hinges from contact with the casing permitting said plate to drop away from the casing at this pointso that the tumbler may be manually removed. v

What is claimed is:'

1. In a tumbler washer, the combination with a water faucet, of a drum secured thereto, an annular lip made integral with the flared extremity of said drum," a casing, hooked projections made integral with said casing engaging the said annular lip, a longitudinal rotary shaft mounted .in the said drum and projecting therebeyond and capable of limited vertical movement, a water wheel arranged on said shaft, an apertured plate circumferentially seated in the aforesaid hooked projections and formed with a bearing for the said longitudinal shaft, means secured to the said longitudinal shaft for normal contact with the said apertured plate, a perforated plate seated in the said casing below the said apertured plate pierced by the said longitudinal shaft, a brush shaft connected to the said longitudinal shaft and brushes arranged on said brush shaft.

2. In a tumbler washer connected to a water faucet, a drum, an annular lip made tured plate,

integral therewith, a casing connected to said drum, a shafted water Wheel capable of limited vertical movement mounted in said drum receiving water from said water faucet, an apertured plate mounted in said casing beneath said water Wheel, a perforated plate in said casing beneath said apera rotary brush in said casing operatively connected to said shafted water wheel and a plate normally disposed upon said apertured plate operatively connected to said shafted water wheel.

3. In a tumbler Washer connected to a water faucet, a drum, an annular lip made integral therewith, an apertured casing connected to said annular lip, brushes carried by said apertured casing, a shafted water wheel capable of limited vertical movement mounted in said drum to receive water from said faucet, an apertured plate carried by said casing beneath said water wheel, a plate normally in contact with said apertured plate operativelyconnected to said shafted water wheel, a perforated plate beneath said apertured plate, rotary brushes operatively connected to said water wheel and a base removably connected to said casing.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto affixed our signatures in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

OSCAR ANDERSON. CARL NELSON. Witnesses H. J. SANDERS, A. F; RINDLER. 

